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Tag Archives: white cane
The Social Cane
As I was browsing through the articles on the twitter feed, I came across one that makes an interesting point. If they don’t have a guide dog, most people who are blind carry a cane that helps detect obstacles that are in the way. It helps them navigate through doorways and mark curbs when crossing [...]
Assistive Technology, Uncategorized
Also tagged blind, gps, hearing loss, social, socialization
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ACB Releases New Pedestrian Safety Handbook.
Everyone, regardless of whether you have vision loss or not, should take a look at the new American Council for the Blind’s Pedestrian Safety Handbook. With so many distractions and new technologies that are controlling traffic, this is a good reference. The scariest places to cross are streets that have no traffic control. This guide provides [...]
Thoughts about Street Crossings for the Blind
This post is sort of a reaction to the recent accident involving a 74 year old blind man and his guide dog. Here is the link to the article: http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-dudley-thomas-mines-jr-pedestrian-struck-twice-20110823,0,1753372.story I’ve had friends who are blind say they fear for their lives when crossing streets. They also have to rely on sighted people to help [...]
Sonar Canes for the Blind
I’m sure you’ve probably seen blind people walking around with a white stick that looks for objects in their path. They use these to sweep for debris and check for curbs or steps. There is a new device in the works that uses sonar technology to alert the user of objects that are in a [...]
Assistive Technology
Also tagged blind, iPhone, smartphone, sonar, visual impairment, visually impaired
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